Guidance Updates

Contract/PMS/GMS/APMS
| National Policies / Procedures
| Vaccs / Childhood Imms / Flu
Prescribing
| Travel Health / Vaccinations
Patients Travelling Abroad – FAQs
Last Reviewed Date
24/08/2026

This guidance summarises current NHS and GOV.UK advice for general practice teams supporting patients travelling overseas.

A-Z of Educational Resources
Last Reviewed Date
24/08/2026

Alphabetical listing of all Wessex LMCs podcasts and videos 

If you are looking to book training, please see our events calendar

Vaccs / Childhood Imms / Flu
Infectious Diseases Vaccinations (non travel)
Last Reviewed Date
24/08/2026

The only instances where vaccination and immunisation is required in respect of the diseases listed below, to persons who do not intend to travel abroad, are set out the General Medical Services Statement of Financial Entitlements Directions.

Safeguarding
Safeguarding
Last Reviewed Date
24/08/2026

Safeguarding is a fundamental responsibility of every general practice. All members of the practice team have a role in protecting children, young people and adults who may be at risk of abuse, neglect, exploitation or harm

Health and Wellbeing
| Registrations

Practices should ensure that members of the Armed Forces community experience no disadvantage in accessing healthcare because of service-related circumstances and should be aware of specialist pathways available to veterans and their families.

Education
Helpful Guides For Bookers & Delegates
Last Reviewed Date
21/08/2026

Our helpful user guides have been created to assist you with the events process and purchasing education resources.

 

Education
| Legal
Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP)
Last Reviewed Date
20/08/2026

An EHCP, or Education, Health and Care Plan, is a legal document in England for children and young people aged 0-25 who require significant additional support in their education. It outlines their special educational needs (SEN), the support they need, and the outcomes they aim to achieve. EHCPs are more comprehensive than SEN support and are issued after a formal assessment of a child’s needs. 

Support
Getting Involved with the LMC
Last Reviewed Date
20/08/2026

You may have heard the name Wessex LMCs but do you know what the Local Medical Committee looks like or how it works? Likewise with the BMA – you may hear about the General Practitioner’s Committee or GPC but what does that mean or feel like?

Prescribing and Prescriptions
Last Reviewed Date
19/08/2026

Information about prescribing and prescriptions in General Practice.